I and my son climbed Mt.Asahidake, the tallest mountain in Hokkaido 2291m. It’s located in the Daisetsuzan national park in the center of Hokkaido. Daisetsuzan is the largest national park on Hokkaido which protects a mountainous area of nearly pristine wilderness . It’s almost the size of some of Japan’s […]
I and my son climbed Mt.Kurodake Daisetsuzan National Park in Hokkaido to see the first colorful autumn leaves of Japan. Mt.Kurodake is famous for its first autumn leaves in Japan from early September. Mt.Kurodake has a 1984m high peak in central Hokkaido that towers over Sounkyo Onsen. The mountain is […]
Japanese autumn leaves are a world-famous tourist attraction. It starts from mostly October in the northern part of Japan , mainly November to early December in other part of Japan . So if you come to Japan earlier than October, you can’t see them. But there is a place you […]
‘How to enjoy the early autumn of Japan in September’ ‘MANEKI-IWA( welcome rocks) at Mt.KURODAKE in Hokkaido-enjoy early autumn-2’Me and my son went to Hokkaido to see the first autumn leaves in Japan.We went to the mountains in DAISETSUSAN national park . This park is the biggest national park in […]
‘SEA OF CLOUDS at Mt.KURODAKE in Hokkaido-early autumn-2’Me and my son went to Hokkaido to see the first autumn leaves in Japan.We went to the mountains in DAISETSUSAN national park . This park is the biggest national park in Japan located in the middle of Hokkaido, there are several peaks […]
‘THE FIRST AUTUMN LEAVES this year in Japan-1’Me and my son went to Hokkaido to see the first autumn leaves in Japan.We went to the mountains in DAISETSUSAN national park . This park is the biggest national park in Japan located in the middle of Hokkaido, there are several peaks […]
‘How we enjoy Mt.Fuji in 2 ways ? The lave gravel and the forest. ‘ I climbed Mt.Fuji in half-day without staying at the mountain hut.It’s called’ bullet climbing’.I don’t recommend it for not fit people. It causes height sick often.I started 5th station of FUJINOMIYA entrance 23:10 night and […]
‘Mt.Fuji, what is like the 3776m summit?’ I climbed Mt.Fuji in half-day. I stayed at the top enjoying the holly sunrise, sea of clouds, mysterious Torii gate and walking around the crater. It takes 1 hour and 15 minutes walk around the crater .The sea of clouds and the crater […]
‘Why we climb Mt.Fuji? To see holly sunrise!!’ Why we climb Mt.Fuji? It’s a frequent ask question. The main reason for most people is to see the holly sunrise. I claimed Mt.Fuji and enjoyed it. The sunrise was 5:08 early morning, many people were waiting to see it. The sun […]
‘Mt.Fuji climbing in half-day-2 Mountain hut of 9th station ’I climbed Mt.Fuji in half-day without staying at the mountain hut. It’s called’ bullet climbing’.I don’t recommend it for not fit people. It causes height sick often.I went to the 5th station of FUJINOMIYA entrance by bus, started at 23:10 night […]
‘Mt.Fuji climbing in half-day-1’ I climbed Mt.Fuji in half-day without staying at the mountain hut. It’s called’ bullet climbing’.I don’t recommend it for not fit people. It causes height sick often. I started 5th station of FUJINOMIYA entrance 23:10 night and reached the Mt.Fuji top 4:20, by 5 hours 10 […]
‘Slow food, SOBA noodle in middle of nowhere in Hokkaido’ We found a traditional Soba noodle restaurant in ABASHIRI Hokkaido. We found here on google map , a mountain area of ABASHIRI Hokkaido. It’s far away from the town but many people visit here.The building is the traditional Japanese style […]
‘BANEI HORSE RACE’I came across the BANEI HORSE RACE RANCH in Hokkaido. BANEI HORSE RACE is the horse race original done by agriculture horses.The horse pulls heavy carriage with jockey 200m through 2 small hills. It’s a very powerful race and popular in Hokkaido.The only public race is run by […]
‘LAKE VIEW OPEN AIR BATH in Hokkaido’We stayed TSURUGA hotel at AKAN lake side.The facilitie, services and foods are very good. Also there is a roof top lake view open air bath!The hot water color is natural clear color and no sulfur smell. It’s good for Neuralgia, Cold sensitivity, Rheumatoid […]
‘SEA OF OKHOTSK in Hokkaido’We can see the Sea of Okhotsk in north east of Hokkaido.It’s the sea between Japan and Russia. The northern area of the Sea of Okhotsk is covered by the floating ice and the seashore of northeast Hokkaido is also covered by the floating ice. We […]
‘AICAPPU CAPE in east Hokkaido’We went to the AICAPPU cape in east Hokkaido. It’s on the cliff of 30-40m high , can see the view of dynamic Pacific Ocean. The surrounding area is covered by the ancient forest and preserved as a natural park. There is a museum about the […]
‘JADE STONE ONSEN in SHIRETOKO Hokkaido’The Onsen ( natural hot bath) in SHIRETOKO DAIICHI HOTEL is Jade stone ( 翡翠) Onsen. All the walls , floors and pillars are covered by green Jade stone.I think it’s thought as the lucky stone in many countries.There are sauna, jet bath, jaggy and […]
‘SMALL station the seaside of the Sea of Okhotsk’ We came across the cute small HAMAKOSHIMIZU station at seaside of the Sea of Okhotsk in ABASHIRI Hokkaido. A mother and small boy are the only passengers who dropped off.They bowed to the train driver as Japanese way. We can see […]
‘SHIRETOKO DAIICHI HOTEL in Hokkaido’We stayed at SHIRETOKO DAIICHI HOTEL in UTORO town the Shiretoko peninsula Hokkaido. It’s located on the sea view hill of UTORO, can see the beautiful view of the Sea of Okhotsk and great view ORONKO ROCK in the center. They offer fresh all we can […]
‘THE ROAD TO HEAVEN in Hokkaido ’This is one of the longest straight road which passes several hills. It’s the base of the Shiretoko peninsula in Hokkaido. It looks like the road is melting into the sky.The whole length is 28.1km. I enjoyed driving through this road! There is a […]
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